WELCOME!
This is a day by day account of our sailboat building project
My partner, Gena, and I have decided to take an early retirement
in three or four years to voyage around the world by sail,
cruising from
country to port, while we're still young enough to do so! We have
chosen
a Bruce
Roberts designed 43 MKII long keel cutter. The material, because of it's
strength and reliability in rough seas, and ease of one-off
fabrication, will be steel.
I encourage anyone with any dream to work at making it a reality,
life is short!(Click
mouse over images to see each day)

THE MOVE!!Yes! We finally had her hauled out to the coast, and we're
getting ready for the launchPRE-LAUNCH1Waiting for the mastPRE-LAUNCH2Ready for the water!!Finishing UpStuff we made for the boat after Day 458Launch :
JULY 30th 2008
Check for photos in the
forum blog
She's in! No leaks!!

NEW!!Oceanic Music Research
Project "SeaSong"Not to be confused with the above sound recordings
of life at sea, or below"Sound of the sea", this project is the ocean
actually composing music! The sensor
system is just on the drawing board, but I'm about to test the prototype....(more)

At long last, the Big Sailboat Project
DVD's have been released!
Divided into 10 episodes, both Volumes are available on DVD or by
a digital download (for cheap! ) at
TheSailingChannel.TV
From the humble beginnings of erecting the first frame on a cement pad,
to a
closed in hull ready to finish the interior, then into the ocean on DVD2,
this series will take you there
for a taste of what boat building is really like.
You'll never find a boat building series like this again!View original TrailerView another TrailerView a sampleView
Samples of each episode

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The
wireless boat cam is now up and running! It updates every minute and will be
on when ever we're at a marina and
sometimes even anchored ( if the signals
are there ) click boatcam.htm

Her
"maiden voyage" video - right click here
(windows media) and ..save as...
( it's pretty big file )We took her out with Ian, one of the riggers with Ocean
Rigging and had a great time in the strait! She sails nicely, and is solid
on the heal.
There were a few minor issues, but that is to be expected on the first
outing. I couldn't help but add some music to the video as it was an
emotional milestone as well as a test run. We're so relieved she does well
in the steeper waves and is a comfortable ride. I'll write more on our
experiences in "More News" & "Shakedown" pages
S&G August 4th 2008